Biography of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon 1846-1914

In 1834 John Foster Barham and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 58) and [his grandmother] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

On 03 Jul 1839 [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 39) and [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 63) and [his grandmother] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

On 11 Feb 1846 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon was born to George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 46) and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 35) at the Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin.

In 1869 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 22) was elected MP Breconshire which seat he held until 1870.

On 27 Jun 1870 [his father] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 70) died. His son Edward (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Clarendon, 5th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

In 1874 [his mother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 63) died.

On 06 Sep 1876 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 30) and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 19) were married at Harbridge, Someroy. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 57) and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 41). He the son of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 07 Jun 1877 [his son] George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon was born to Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 31) and [his wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 20) at 31 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair.

In 1878 [his daughter] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe was born to Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 31) and [his wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 20)

On 09 May 1894 [his wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 36) died.

The London Gazette 27243. Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, October 30, 1900.

The Queen (age 81) has been pleased to appoint George Richard Penn (age 39), Earl Howe, to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (age 54), resigned.

In 1905 [his son] George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 19) were married. He the son of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 58) and [his former wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon.

On 05 Aug 1908 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 62) and Emma Hatch (age 53) were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. He the son of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon.

In 1911 [his son-in-law] Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 46) and [his daughter] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 33) were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and [his former wife] Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon. He the son of William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 77) and Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 02 Oct 1914 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 68) died at The Grove, Watford [Map]. His son [his son] George (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Clarendon, 6th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756. [his daughter-in-law] Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 28) by marriage Countess Clarendon.

On 09 Mar 1935 [his former wife] Emma Hatch Countess of Clarendon (age 80) died.